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The loss of a beloved sister-in-law-to-be to terrorism galvanized Cassie Ferguson Rowe and her son’s classmates to choose generosity over hate. Inspired by Christine Archibald’s dedication to helping the less fortunate, students at Calgary’s Nose Creek School collected about 1,500 food items and raised $250 over the last five days for the Calgary Food Bank. […]

The death of Christine Archibald, killed in a violent terror attack Saturday in London, has prompted a massive outpouring of generosity Monday from Albertans and people across the world making pledges of time and money to charitable organizations in her name. The former Calgarian died in her fiancé’s arms on London Bridge after she was […]

Former Calgarian Christine Archibald, 30, has been identified as the Canadian killed alongside six other people in Saturday night’s terrorist attack in London. Archibald, of Castlegar, B.C., got her degree in social work from Calgary’s Mount Royal University in 2015 before working at a local homeless shelter. The attack began around 10 p.m. local time, […]

Following the horrific attack that left 22 dead and 59 injured on Monday in Manchester, the Calgary Police said they are “as prepared as they can be” if a similar attack happened in Calgary. “This isn’t new to us,” said Inspector Cliff O’Brien. “We’ve realized this has been a potential risk for a long time. It […]

Once thought killed while fighting alongside ISIS forces in Iraq, a Calgarian is now one of the United States’ most-wanted terrorists. In a decision by the U.S. State Department, Farah Mohamed Shirdon, 24, of Calgary, has been dubbed a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.” Filed last month by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the decision was published […]

Anya Sass and Habib Alibrahim were at wits end late last month. The Calgary woman and her Syrian husband had all but given up on Canadian immigration officials approving his permanent residence application; a process they were told would take 24 months.

Calgary Muslims honoured on Friday the two Canadian soldiers killed this week in separate terrorist attacks and condemned the men accused in their deaths. “Your actions are not only abhorrent, cowardly, despicable and inhuman, but you are unequivocally outside the teachings of Islam,” said David Liepert, founder of the Calgary Islamic Chamber Institute.

Against the backdrop of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., Calgary community leaders gathered at a southwest mosque to condemn Islamic extremists and criminal radicalization. “The tragic and barbaric acts of 9/11 exactly 13 years ago have both horrified us and, to this day, continue to impact our daily lives,” said Abdul Souraya, immigration lawyer and co-chair of the Calgary police Middle East advisory committee.

Recent revelations that two more Calgary men are now part of a growing list of Canadians involved with Islamic terrorist organizations overseas has led to calls for stronger efforts to curb radicalization within the country. “When you talk about what is happening in Calgary right now, this is well-entrenched,” said Michael Zekulin, a University of Calgary professor and expert in terrorism and radicalization.

Two Calgary brothers are the latest local men to be identified as foreign fighters for a terror group in Syria. Collin and Gregory Gordon disappeared in late 2012, according to a CBC News report. It’s believed they travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Tehseer Hussain is a typical, 20-something Calgarian. On a Saturday downtown, he wears jeans, boat shoes, a baseball cap and an artsy T-shirt. But he’s also Muslim, and he knows that makes some people suspicious of him.

With a third Calgarian spotted fighting with extremist groups overseas, a University of Calgary terrorism expert warns that Canada needs to do more to prevent homegrown terrorists — and deal with radicalized ones who quietly return home. “These individuals are going into these jihadist hot spots, they are fighting alongside and learning alongside (extremist groups), and becoming even further ideologically extreme,” said Michael Zekulin, who teaches political science and researches terrorism and radicalization.

As Islamic religious leaders in Calgary revealed they’ve had to dissuade some young Muslims from joining radical militants in the Middle East, the city’s police chief warns conflict in the region will spur an increase in local extremism. Muslim Council of Calgary chairman Mohammed Sabbah said imams at several of the group’s centres have fielded questions from young men about joining rebel forces, many linked to terrorist group al-Qaeda, fighting the Syrian government.

We only have a few cursory facts about last fall’s pipe bomb incident at Edmonton International Airport. Yet the story grows exponentially more incredible and incomprehensible as each new detail becomes public.

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